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Shopaholics Daily

August 28th, 2007

Circus acts and prizes delight shoppers at Eastgate Shopping Centre

Shoppers were dazzled by balancing acts, an illusionist and a ‘world globe’ juggling act at the Barclaycard stand at Eastgate Shopping Centre this weekend.
“While these acts of legerdemain wowed young and old alike, the true hero of the performance was Barclaycard itself. The perfectly groomed promoters told onlookers more about Barclaycard’s unique product […]

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May 29th, 2007

Shopping Rants… How to Say No Thank-You

Have you noticed just how often stores try to sell you more than you intended to buy? It’s been happening for years. Actually when I worked for a department store years ago, the store even offered a class to teach us  how to “trade up”. The customer would come in to buy a handbag and we were instructed […]

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April 16th, 2007

New Form of Impulse: Shopping via Text Message

“IMPULSE shoppers, watch out. Your cellphone might soon get you into trouble.
A company called ShopText has introduced a system that lets people buy products instantly using text messages, a process that eliminates the need to go to a store or even visit a Web site. For instance, a woman seeing an ad […]

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March 17th, 2007

Shopaholics and their credit cards

If you use a credit card for your purchases, be sure that it rewards you with travel miles, or points that you can use in another way. I, for example, have one card that is accepted everywhere, offering 1 point for every dollar. The points can then be traded in for free groceries. Okay, I […]

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March 5th, 2007

Monday’s 10 Second Shopping Tip

*Keep a running total of how much you have on your credit card for any given month. All it takes is one little piece of paper tucked into your wallet. And obviously, you will want to pay it off at the end of each month to prevent it accumulating.
*Confessions of a Shopaholic
Tags: Credit Cards, […]

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July 30th, 2006

Knowing How Much You’ve Spent

Keep a running dollar total of your purchases each month. There is nothing worse than receiving a credit card bill in the mail for a lot more than you expected. It’s the tiny purchases (on sale or not) that add up. It definitely helps you decide on whether or not to indulge.
Tags: Credit Cards, spending-limits

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March 22nd, 2006

Credit Card on a Keyring

Heads up… Visa wants to make it as easy for us to shop as possible. They have created a tiny credit card that can be attached to your keyring. And if Visa is doing it, all the credit card companies will start doing it! Remember that Harrods card I showed you a few weeks […]

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